Dogs were an intermediary, loss of smell is a symptom, and more in my round-up of COVID-19 science. Read more in The Tyee.
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The Virus Doesn’t Seem to Mind the Sun. And More Info Straight from the Science Journals
COVID-19 does not seem to be seasonal, cats can be infected, and more in my science roundup for The Tyee.
Blood Plasma as Treatment? And More Info Straight from the Science Journals
Today’s round-up of the latest science about COVID-19 – blood plasma as a treatment, the effectiveness of school closures, and more. Read more in The Tyee.
Recovered Patients May Still Be Infectious. And More Info Straight from Science Journals
The newest edition of my twice-weekly roundup of some of the most interesting and important science on COVID-19. Read more in The Tyee.
Tears Don’t Infect. And More Info Straight from Science Journals
Another edition of my round-up of some of the latest science on COVID-19. Read more in The Tyee.
COVID-19: Straight from the Science Journals
Twice a week I will be writing short summaries of some of the most important and interesting scientific articles on the COVID-19 pandemic for The Tyee. With misinformation and deliberate disinformation running almost as rampant as the virus that causes COVID-19, we thought it would be best to go to the source for the latest […]
Envisioning the scientific paper of the future
After years of writing about scientific papers, I’m actually a co-author on one – about the future of the scientific paper. Consider for a moment the rate of advancement in the scientific understanding of DNA. It is formidable; from Fredrich Miescher’s nuclein extraction in the 1860s to Rosalind Franklin’s double helix X-ray in the 1950s […]
Canadian scientists relieved as Trudeau ekes out election win
Progressive parties’ showing bodes well for action on climate policies and science funding, researchers say. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won a second term on 21 October, but his Liberal party lost their majority in parliament. The Liberals and the Conservative party were locked in a dead heat leading up to election night, and the […]
Canadian election leaves scientists hanging — no matter who wins
Leading political parties pay scant attention to research in run-up to general election. Canada’s two main political parties are running neck and neck in the lead-up to the country’s general election on 21 October. It’s unclear which party will come out on top, and that uncertainty extends to how science will fare in the next […]
Why are Canada’s scientists getting political?
Erratic funding for basic research, coupled with concerns that science has fallen down the priority list for politicians, has contributed to a shift in researchers’ attitudes to lobbying. Just a few days into her job as Canada’s new science minister, Kirsty Duncan found herself receiving a hero’s welcome when she took to the stage at […]